Rod hanger



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Patented Aug. 18, 1942 UNITED STATS- n01). HANGER Alan M. Roberts, LongBeach, and Jesse H. Smith, Lynwood, Calif.

Application July 22, 1940, Serial No. 346,822

8 Claims.

This invention relates to a rod hanger whereby sucker rods, pipe ortubing may be suspended in a derrick or rack while the said sucker rods,pipe or tubing are awaiting use in a well.

The purpose of our rod hanger is to hold the lengths of pump, rod ortubing off of the derrick floor as the rods or tubing are pulled out ofthe hole. Thus, the rods or tubing are not bent or injured whileawaiting use in the well.

An object of our invention is to provide a novel rod hanger which isself-tightening, and which frictionally engages the rod or pipe toefiectively hold the same.

Still another object is 'to provide a novel rod hanger of the characterstated, which is so hinged that it can be quickly and easily assembledor disassembled about the rod or pipe.

Still another object is to provide a novel rod hanger of the characterstated, which is simple in construction, efiective in use, andinexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from theaccompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description, and theappended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our rod hanger in position on a lengthof pipe.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of our rod hanger with the pipe shown insection.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of our rod hanger.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, our rod hanger consists of apair of arcuate complementary jaws I, 2. These jaws are hingedlyconnected together as shown at 3. The jaws I and 2 encircle the pipe 4or rods or the like, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and the inside of thejaws are preferably smooth so that the exterior of the pipe, rods or thelike will not be scarred. I

The jaws I and 2 are each provided with outwardly extending plates 5 and6, which are integrally formed with the jaws. The plate 5 is providedwith a horizontal arm I at the bottom, which is integrally formed withthe plate and which extends under the plate 6, as shown in Figures 1 and3. A clamping finger 8 is hingedly attached to the outer end of the armI, as shown at 9. The upper end of the finger 8 is bent outwardly asshown at Ill, and a cable I I is attached to this extension for thepurpose of suspending the rod hanger and the rods in a rack or in thederrick. A button or lug I2 on the inside of the finger 8 bears againstthe plate '6 and when the holder is suspended in a rack or in thederrick, the weight of the holder and the pipe or rods gripped thereinwill press the clamping finger tightly against the plate 6, thuspressing this plate towards the plate 5, and compressing the jaws I and2 around the pipe or rods. By varying the length of the extension I!) orthe finger 8, the amount of force compressing the jaws I and 2 aroundthe pipe or rods can be varied.

Having described our invention, we claim:

1. A rod hanger comprising a pair of arcuate jaws, means hingedlyconnecting the jaws, clamp means engaging one of said jaws whereby saidjaw is pressed towards the other jaw, and

suspending means attached to said clamp means.

2. A rod hanger comprising a pair of complementary arcuate jaws, saidjaws being hingedly connected, a clamping finger hingedly connected toone of the jaws, said clamping finger engaging the other jaw, andsuspending means attached to said finger.

3. A rod hanger comprising a pair of arcuate complementary jaws, meanshingedly connecting the jaws together, a clamp finger hingedly connectedto one of the jaws, said clamping finger engaging the other jaw wherebythe jaws are pressed together around the rod, an extension on theclamping finger, and suspending means attached to said extension.

4. A rod hanger comprising a pair of arcuate complementary jaws, meanshingedly connect- 'ing the jaws together, a plate extending outwardlyfrom each of the jaws, said plates being spaced, a clamping fingerhingedly connected to one of the plates, said clamping finger engagingthe other plate, an extension on the clamping finger, and suspendingmeans attached to said extension.

5. A rod hanger comprising a pair of arcuate complementary jaws, meanshingedly connecting the jaws together, a plate extending outwardly fromeach of the jaws, said plates being spaced, a clamping finger hingedlyconnected to one of the plates, said clamping finger engaging the otherplate, an extension on the clamping finger, and suspending meansattached to said extension, and a lug on the clamping finger engagingone of said plates.

6. A rod hanger comprising a pair of complementary arcuate jaws, saidjaws being hingedly connected, a clamping finger hingedly connected tothe lower end of one of the jaws, said c1amp ing"finger extending to theother jaw and projecting vertically adjacent said jaw, said clampingfinger engaging the other jaw in the latched position of the hanger andsuspending means attached to said clamping finger.

'7. A rod hanger comprising a pair of arcuate complementary jaws, meanshingedly connecting the jaws together, a clamp finger hingedly connectedto the lower end of one of the jaws, said clamping finger extendingvertically adjacent the other jaw and engaging said other jaw in theclamped position of the hanger, a horizontal extension on the upper endof the clamping finger, and suspending means attached to said extension.

8. A rod hanger comprising a pair of arcuate complementary jaws, meanshingedly connecting the jaws together, a plate extending outwardly fromeach of the jaws, said plates being spaced, a clamping finger hingedlyconnected to the lower end of one of the plates, said clamping fingerextending vertically adjacent the other plate and engageable with saidother plate in the latched position of the hanger, an extension onthe'upper end of said clamping finger, and

10 suspending means attached to said extension.

ALAN M. ROBERTS. JESSE H. SMITH.

